Nikola Vujadinović

Nikola Vujadinović (Montenegrin: Никола Вујадиновић; born 31 July 1986) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a central defender for Serbian club OFK Beograd.

Nikola Vujadinović
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 OFK Beograd
Number 13
Youth career
1995–2004 Red Star Belgrade[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Rad 1 (0)
2005–2006 Zeta 11 (1)
2007 Radnički Pirot 14 (0)
2007–2008 CSKA Sofia 17 (1)
2008–2012 Udinese 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Unirea Alba Iulia (loan) 23 (0)
2010–2011 → Aberdeen (loan) 18 (1)
2012 → Javor Ivanjica (loan) 14 (2)
2012–2014 Sturm Graz 69 (10)
2014–2015 Osasuna 25 (2)
2015–2016 Beijing Enterprises Group 34 (2)
2017 Osasuna 10 (0)
2017–2019 Lech Poznań 37 (3)
2018 Lech Poznań II 2 (0)
2019–2020 Domžale 14 (2)
2020–2021 Sabah 8 (0)
2021–2022 Radnički Niš 28 (2)
2022 Čukarički 9 (1)
2023 Mladost Novi Sad 12 (0)
2023– OFK Beograd 6 (0)
International career
2007 Montenegro U21[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023

Vujadinović also holds a Serbian and Bulgarian passport (and consequently EU citizenship) due to his grandfather being a Bulgarian.[3] On the international level, Vujadinović was on the Montenegro national team.

Club career

Vujadinović started his career at Red Star Belgrade.[1] He later played for FK Rad, FK Zeta, and FK Radnički Pirot.

In May 2007, Vujadinović moved to CSKA Sofia on a free transfer, agreeing to a three-year contract with the Bulgarian Premier League side.[4] He appeared in 24 matches for the club, scoring once.

In August 2008, Udinese announced that they had secured the services of Vujadinović for a reported €1 million.[5] He agreed to a five-year contract with the Serie A club.[5][6]

In September 2009, Vujadinović was loaned by Udinese to Unirea Alba Iulia of Romania.[7][8][9] For the 2010–11 season, he was loaned to Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen.[5] Mainly a replacement for Richard Foster, he had their initial application for a work permit rejected,[5] which was later granted after an appeal.[10]

On 15 January 2011, Vujadinović's loan was extended until the end of the season.[11] Under managers Mark McGhee and then Craig Brown, he made 18 league appearances and also represented the club in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.[12] His loan to Aberdeen expired at the end of the 2010–11 season following being photographed with avid fan Greg Davidson[13]

During the winter break of the 2011–12 season, Vujadinović moved from Italy back to Serbia to play on loan with the SuperLiga side FK Javor Ivanjica.[14]

On 24 June 2012, Vujadinović left Udinese and joined SK Sturm Graz on a two-year contract.[15] He left the club in June 2014 despite appearing regularly.

On 31 October 2014, Vujadinović signed a one-year deal with CA Osasuna in Spanish Segunda División, mainly as a replacement to injured Jordan Lotiès.[16]

On 16 July 2015, Vujadinović transferred to China League One side Beijing Enterprises Group.[17]

On 7 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with Polish club Lech Poznań.[18] He debuted on 27 July 2017 during the UEFA Europa League away game against Utrecht.[19]

On 11 October 2019, Slovenian side NK Domžale announced that they signed with Vujadinović until the end of the 2019–20 season.[1]

On 2 August 2020, Vujadinović signed a one-year contract with Sabah FK.[20]

Career statistics
As of 23 May 2019[21][22]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unirea Alba Iulia 2009–10[21] Liga I 23000——230
Aberdeen 2010–11[21] Scottish Premiership 18150—210251
Javor Ivanjica 2011–12[21] Serbian SuperLiga 14200——142
Sturm Graz 2012–13[21] Austrian Bundesliga 34730——377
2013–14[21] 3535020—423
Total 69108020—7910
Osasuna 2014–15[21] Segunda División 25200——252
Beijing Enterprises Group 2015 China League One 11020——130
2016 23200——232
Total 34220——362
Osasuna 2016–17[21] La Liga 10000——100
Lech Poznań 2017–18[23] Ekstraklasa 1401020—170
2018–19[24] 2330030—263
Total 3731050—430
Lech Poznań II 2018–19[24] III liga 20———20
Career total 23220160702025720

1All appearances in Scottish League Cup.

Honours
CSKA Sofia

References
  1. "Nikola Vujadinović okrepil obrambno vrsto". nkdomzale.si (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Nikola Vujadinović". uefa.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. "Новото попълнение на ЦСКА Никола Вуядинович От Звезда при Люпко през Арсенал на Венгер до "Армията" и Стойчо | Футбол, новини, Спорт". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
  4. "CSKA Sofia add international duo". UEFA.com. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  5. Duncan, Colin (4 September 2010). "Work permit sweat over Serie A defender for Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  6. "Official: Vujadinovic to Udinese". Goal.com. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  7. "Nikola Vujadinović domestic profile for 2009/10". Uefa.com. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  8. "Vujadinovic a titolo temporaneo all' S.C. Unirea" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  9. "FC Unirea s-a întărit cu doi jucători" (in Romanian). FC Unirea Alba Iulia. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  10. "Aberdeen get permit for defender Nikola Vujadinovic". BBC Sport. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  11. "Prolungata la cessione di Vujadinovic" [Loan extension of Vujadinovic]. Udinese Calcio (in Italian). 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  12. "Nikola Vujadinovic profile". Aberdeen FC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  13. "Aberdeen FC announce trio can go". Evening Express (Scotland). 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  14. Nikola Vujadinović at Srbijafudbal
  15. "Sturm rüstet Abwehr mit Vujadinovic auf" (in German). laola1.at. 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  16. "Osasuna ficha a Nikola Vujadinovic" [Osasuna signs Nikola Vujadinovic] (in Spanish). Osasuna's official website. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  17. 北控官方宣布前西甲铁卫加盟 将披球队4号战袍 at sports.sohu.com 2015-07-24 Retrieved 2015-07-25
  18. "Vujadinović piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  19. "Sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  20. ""SABAH"DA YENİ MÜDAFİƏÇİ – NİKOLA VUYADİNOVİÇ!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FK. 2 August 2020.
  21. "Nikola Vujadinović statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  22. "Nikola Vujadinović". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  23. "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  24. "Sezon 2018/19". 90minut. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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